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| rstofer:
--- Quote from: starhawk on November 18, 2018, 11:15:57 pm ---I think I figured it out, and boy is this embarrassing. It's also a testament to the ruggedness of the various chips involved... I wired the supply rails backwards :-[ I've got 5v going to the LCD and 12v going to the everything else. Ooooops! I don't think I've cooked anything, but, by the same token... ya know, guys, I really don't think it's going to work out very well, wired like that... I know exactly how it happened, too... to get the power socket to fit, I had to stick it in upside down. Time to get out the iron :-\ --- End quote --- You aren't the first, only the most recent... And maybe not even that! Try a Blinky example on your Arduino before you bother with the real project. |
| starhawk:
Blinking an LED with a microcontroller is something I do when I need a nap, ugh :=\ I'd rather use a 555 for that, anyways... I'm good with hardware that DOESN'T need programming, lol. Thanks also for the o-scope tutorial, I'll pull it out after I fix the power supply issue. Gimme... 30min or so? I'm slow and the wiring is tight there. |
| starhawk:
Power's fixed. Alas, the SD card is toast. I'm going to see if I have another really tiny one... EDITNESS: A friend is bringing me a new card in about an hour... testing will resume once the card is formatted and programmed. |
| rstofer:
--- Quote from: starhawk on November 18, 2018, 11:34:58 pm ---Blinking an LED with a microcontroller is something I do when I need a nap, ugh :=\ --- End quote --- And if your project still doesn't work, how do you know the CPU is doing anything rational? It's a rare project that works right out of the gate. Think about the number of thing that have to work perfectly to get that LED blinking? |
| gcewing:
This is why you always check power supply voltages when powering anything up for the first time! |
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